AutoWeek explains the US policy of treating bad drivers in Iraq as potential terrorists, and ramming their cars for such offenses as stopping in an intersection and making a U-turn. Of course, telling sunday drivers from sunni insurgents isn't easy, making a zero-tolerance policy the most expedient course of action. It's not a strategy that'll win the hearts and minds of motorists, especially those who get clipped in the name of self-protection. But, as one tenet of antiterrorist driving school goes, position is key.

The Art of Ramming: How to Lose Friends With Anti-Terrorist Driving Techniques [Edmunds]

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